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Table 30. Annual Shipments of Solar Thermal
Collectors, 1996-2005
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Year
|
Number of Companies
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Collector Shipments ª
(Thousand Square Feet)
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|
Totalb
|
Imports
|
Export
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1996
|
28
|
7,616
|
1,930
|
454
|
|
1997
|
29
|
8,138
|
2,102
|
379
|
|
1998
|
28
|
7,756
|
2,206
|
360
|
|
1999
|
29
|
8,583
|
2,352
|
537
|
|
2000
|
26
|
8,354
|
2,201
|
496
|
|
2001
|
26
|
11,189
|
3,502
|
840
|
|
2002
|
27
|
11,663
|
3,068
|
659
|
|
2003
|
26
|
11,444
|
2,986
|
518
|
|
2004
|
24
|
14,114
|
3,723
|
813
|
|
2005p
|
25
|
16,041
|
4,546
|
1,361
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